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Can oil hold its market share?
...domestic and 250,000 commercial oil users, we will not roll over,” he added. “We’re reasserting oil in the marketplace. To this end, we’re working with members and oil distributors to...
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Introducing the United Oils
...2018-19 football season, Gulf has launched dual branded lubricant packs – the United Oils – which feature Manchester United stars and which are available on Gulf’s best selling products. www.hindujagroup.com/global-investments/energy-chemicals/gulf-oil-international.html...
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Technology: Supporting the supply chain
...May issue, we spoke with fuel oil suppliers, wholesalers and distributors, as well as suppliers of technologies to find out what has been most recently adopted throughout the supply chain...
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Biofuels – an uncertain future
...used cooking oil and algae With concerns over the rising prices, profitability and sustainability of turning virgin vegetable oils into biodiesel, producers are looking to maximise access to lower cost...
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Drop in oil product demand highlighted in industry review
...fuel oil production which rose by 5%. Despite the effects of the pandemic, the 10-year average proportion of refined product production has not been affected and heating oil remains 3%...
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Latest people moves in the industry – January 2025
...done a pretty good job. Sad to be leaving – but definitely the right time for us to be returning home to Germany.” Touchstar Technologies Ltd Touchstar Technologies Ltd has...
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HVS to develop world-first self-driving hydrogen HGV with share of £6.6m funding
...using the Fusion Processing Ltd’s Automated Drive System, CAVStar®, with a human safety driver at the wheel. The second prototype will have the driver’s cab removed and replaced by an...
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Durability at the heart of TouchStar’s new shock- absorbent tablet
TouchStar Technologies PLC, specialist in the design, supply and support of rugged mobile computers, has announced the release of the TS3300 tablet mobile computer which has been designed to withstand...
Analysis
Growth without structure is a risk not a strategy
...oil and gas – breaks down the contributing factors and highlights an important takeaway for the energy industry around strategy, transparency, and decentralisation. A $10bn oil empire collapsed overnight. It...
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QM Recycled Energy unveils new HQ
...waste-2-oil processing. From its original, small test and development operation in Longfield, Kent, QMRE has made an ambitious move into 25,000 sq. ft. factory/office suites in Kingsnorth Industrial Estate, Hoo,...
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Distributor diaries June 2025
...Oilfast announces Adam Burnett as their next music scholarship winner Oilfast, the independent fuel supplier, based in Motherwell, Scotland, recently offered another incredible opportunity to local singer and songwriter, Adam...
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Distributor showcases future fuel ready Rayburn that indicates belief in HVO
...immediate reduction in carbon emissions of 88%. The low-carbon fuel, made from certified waste fats and oils, can be used to replace conventional heating oil and has been classified as...
Interview
Stephen Keep, tanker driver: ‘Tanker driving has been his whole world’
Back in 1982, the cover of the February issue of Fuel Oil News featured a learner driver guiding a fuel tanker fitted with skid chains through deep snow. From the...
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First veteran begins HGV driver job thanks to Asda charity investment
It’s a great start to the new year for the Thomson household in Littleborough, as former British Army soldier Wez Thomson becomes the first of ten former military personnel to...
Interview
A Day in the Life…Mircea-Daniel Petreus (Dan)
...like to pre-load so usually I’ll have pre-loaded the night before. I’ll have another quick coffee while reviewing my route, before I head out to start my trip and start...
Interview
A DAY IN THE LIFE… Peter Davidson
...early morning dog walk (though the dogs do object to an early start in the winter!). Prior to the recent pandemic, it could also be much earlier, travelling to meetings...
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People Moves – December 2024
...has started a new role as Senior Business Implementation Analyst at C.D.S. COMPUTER DESIGN SYSTEMS LIMITED and thanked the team for a warm welcome. Gordon Wallis has started a new...
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NuStar – £25m investment at Grays
NuStar currently has approximately 8,700 miles of pipeline and 79 terminal and storage facilities that store and distribute crude oil, refined products and specialty liquids Phase 1 of NuStar’s £25...